The Foster Dogs Dear Frankie, My parents have been tak­ing in foster dogs for years.  Despite the hardships that brought the dogs to a rescue agency, most were adopted after several months. Every few years, however, there would be a dog that, no matter how many months of care and attention he received from us,… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The 94th annual Our Lady of Angels Portuguese feast in Fairhaven had huge crowds despite rain and some vio­lence outside the feast grounds. On Satur­day night, the first night of the feast, a bit of a scuffle broke out in the park­ing lot between two young women, reportedly over a relation­ship… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven police responded to 166 Ebony Street on West Island with seven cruisers, unmarked cars, and mutual aid vehicles on Monday, 9/2/24 at about 4:30 p.m. The initial call reported that two people were on the floor and being assaulted.  When police arrived they discovered the suspect barricaded inside a camper… [Read More]

John Deaton will be the Republi­can to face incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Warren for senator in the general elec­tion on 11/3. Mr. Deaton and two other Republicans, Robert Antonellis and Ian Cain, faced off in the primary election on Tues­day, 9/3, with Mr. Deaton coming out on top according to the Associated Press.* Unofficial results from… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Millicent Library’s annual Teddy Bear Parade on 8/31/24 had one of the largest crowds ever, with more than 250 participants, despite the date being changed from 8/17 due to rainy weather.  Lynn Chumack and her daughter Kaitlyn, 25, had their favorite stuffed animals with them: 45-year-old Coco and 22-year-old Cupcake…. [Read More]

Press Release Second grade students from the Leroy Wood School in Fairhaven donated $300 to help the homeless in their community. Under the leader­ship of teachers Amy Ingemi, Carol Tynan, Tess Tieu, and Paula Desrosiers, the second graders earned the money by running a school store for one week this past school year. The students… [Read More]

Dear Frankie, I live in an elephant sanctuary even though I’m not an elephant. My parents run the place, so we live in a house on the grounds.  I also work as a companion to an elephant named Sparkle. She is the best elephant you can imagine. Sparkle came to us five years ago from… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Fairhaven’s $70 million wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) upgrade is on schedule, according to public works superintendent Vinnie Fur­tado. The town is also on track to receive about $12 million in loan forgiveness. The town of Mattapoisett will also pay about $12 million; the town received $1 million in ARPA (American Rescue… [Read More]